A friend told me about the Antique Museum — a local place to shop for authentic imported goodies. Yesterday, I got Z to take me. So here goes the story of our little shopping discovery adventure…. We look it up and it turns out its right under our noses, just minutes away in Al Quoz. […]
Doing Business in Dubai – Debunking the Mystery and Myths
If you are visiting Dubai on business and don’t have the foggiest notion of what to expect, don’t fret — it’s no cloak and dagger! With over 200 nationalities residing here, we live in a booming metropolis with monstrous skyscrapers and world records we can’t keep track of. Despite its tolerance for Western culture, it’s […]
No, It’s Not a Weapon…It’s an Olive Tray
Most of us expats are veterans at leaving things behind. Amidst the containers of stuff stored, sold, or given away, there is always one or more thing we manage to hoard. I think every one of us has a little kitchen treasure we salvaged from the “big move” to a far away land. Mine was […]
Dubai’s Little Piece of Flower Heaven
Well, I finally made it to Miracle Garden last week and boy was I blown away! If there is a Garden of Eden on earth, I think this may be it. An absolute horticultural marvel! With more than 70,000 sq. feet and 45 million blooming colorful flowers, I did not even know where to start. […]
Banana Bread with a Middle Eastern Twist that will Make You Go Bananas!
So if you Google banana bread recipes you will undoubtedly find a gazillion claims of the BEST banana bread recipe as well as almost scholarly arguments on what makes banana bread really good. Nuts? No nuts? Sweet? Not so sweet? Crumbly? Moist? How about some booze? My other half has actually experimented with that […]
Cauliflower Curiosities
I’m crazy for cauliflower. There are so many cool ways of preparing this lovely, versatile cruciferous vegetable — which is a healthy alternative to potatoes if you are trying to do a low-carb diet. You can roast it, steam it, mash it, puree it, fry it, and even make it into pizza dough. You can […]
